{"id":"ef2400bb-86b4-495a-a5a0-8b03ab6b5ea8","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/supreme-court-trump-gender-affirming-care-trans-prisoners","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Supreme court blocks Trump’s bid to restrict gender care for trans prisoners","plainHeadline":"Supreme Court blocks immediate enforcement of transgender care restrictions in federal prisons","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The Supreme Court refused to allow immediate enforcement of federal prison gender-care restrictions.","The decision follows a federal judge’s order that blocked the policy while lawsuits proceed.","Two conservative justices, Thomas and Alito, publicly dissented from the decision.","The policy would limit gender-transition medical care and social accommodations for transgender inmates.","Over 2,000 transgender prisoners were reportedly in federal custody in 2025."],"topics":["Politics","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T17:25:02.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T17:53:04.764Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c8af88e4-0d93-4de4-afe4-ce9eee88998c","storyId":"c8af88e4-0d93-4de4-afe4-ce9eee88998c","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/94fd472879bf34b031cac194126c597f83b3b39b/721_0_4587_3670/master/4587.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2863a1097422e440d793811d4e548a07","author":"Marina Dunbar","dek":"Decision stands in contrast to recent trans rights actions from court that often sides with Trump administration"}